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UAAP POW Eya Laure glad to see rest of UST step up as well


Eya Laure churned out a golden performance for University of Santo Tomas, as they entered the Holy Week break with back-to-back victories in UAAP women’s volleyball.

On Palm Sunday, the Golden Tigresses leaned on Laure’s performance as she scored a season-high 29 points to help UST blemish De La Salle University’s erstwhile unbeaten record.

The veteran hitter picked her spots carefully against the Lady Spikers, finishing with 45-percent efficiency to tow UST to 2-0 for the week and 7-3 overall.

Against UE earlier in the week, Laure finished with 17 points to carry the Golden Tigresses back to the win column.

Her high-octane performance netted Laure the Collegiate Press Corps UAAP Player of the Week presented by the San Miguel Corporation and Philippine Sports Commission from March 29 to April 2.

The second-generation sports star emerged as the unanimous choice among print and online journalists covering the beat.UAAP-85-WVB-DLSU-vs.-UST-Eya-Laure-9814 UAAP POW Eya Laure glad to see rest of UST step up as well News UAAP UST Volleyball  - philippine sports news

Laure edged fellow Tigress Detdet Pepito for the award as well as former Player of the Week winner Angel Canino of La Salle.

FEU’s Chenie Tagaod, NU’s Bella Belen, and Adamson’s Kate Santiago were the other nominees for the plum.

Even as Laure shone individually, she underscored the importance of having a great supporting cast from her teammates.

“Kailangan talaga, para makakuha ng panalo, kailangan magwork as a team. Yun talaga yung parang isa sa mga learnings ko,” Laure said.

“Syempre, kung last season, nakakapagod eto, parang kaya mong lumabas sa court na makaka-ano ka pa, hello po sa inyong lahat… So nakakatuwa kasi ang daming mga umaangat, sabay sabay kaming umaangat. Yun ang pinakamaganda na nangyayari ngayon.”

Laure makes it two back-to-back wins for veteran players for the award which has MNL Kingpin, Tinapayan Festival, and Jockey as minor sponsors.

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DLSU’s Jolina Dela Cruz broke the streak of three rookie winners last week.

Laure and the Golden Tigresses will hope to keep the momentum going even after the Holy Week break when they return to action on April 15, Saturday, against Ateneo.

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